These also, the head of each father's house and his younger brother alike, cast lots, just as their brethren the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites.
1 Chronicles 26:13 - Revised Standard Version and they cast lots by fathers' houses, small and great alike, for their gates. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they cast lots by fathers' houses, small and great alike, for every gate. American Standard Version (1901) And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate. Common English Bible They cast lots for each gate in the same way, whether their household was small or large. Catholic Public Domain Version Then they cast lots equally, for both the small and the great, by their families, concerning each one of the gates. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they cast lots equally, both little and great, by their families for every one of the gates. |
These also, the head of each father's house and his younger brother alike, cast lots, just as their brethren the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites.
They organized them by lot, all alike, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.
And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.
These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brethren did, ministering in the house of the Lord;
The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a shrewd counselor, and his lot came out for the north.